A number of 8,000 students from Chisinau will receive by 700 lei for buying things needed for the new school year. The persons in need will benefit from free meals at social eateries. Two draft decisions to this effect were approved by the Chisinau Municipal Council, IPN reports.

The children who will get by 700 lei are from socially deprived families and were chosen by the principals of education institutions and by social workers. A sum of 5.6 million lei was allocated for the purpose.

Free meals will be provided to applicants with incomes lower than 3,000 lei, as opposed to 2,000 lei until now. The number of beneficiaries will rise from 700 to 1,200.